OCEAN'S POV
"Ay sorry anjan ka na pala." Maarteng sabi ni Irina bago bumitaw kay Kendrick, akmang hahalikan nya sana si Kendrick pero agad na gumilid si Kendrick at naglakad papunta saakin, dali ko naman syang tinalikuran at naglakad papasok kasama si Keana.
"Hey? Wala lang yon okay?" There he goes again, I rolled my eyes heavenward and ignored what he said, if we're going to have a row right now, it'll surely ruin the mood, respeto nalang sa occasion and sa relatives nya.
"Let's go Keana, let's put make up on you, diba you want that?" I blurted out in a kiddy pp, Keana just jumped giddily and brought me to her room. I started putting some eyeshadow on Keana before putting so lip and cheektint on her. Kikay din itong batang ito e. Maya-maya pa ay inaya ko syang magpicture, sabay kaming naginarte sa harap ng camera.
"You really look like a goddess Ate Aquie, a blue-eyed goddess." Keana suddenly said making me look at her, she's staring at me deeply and seriously, I just messed her hair up as we both giggled.
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"Sakin na kayo sumakay Jea, Kim,Riza, saken sasakay si Keana." Sabi ko dahil nagaaway pa silang magpipinsan kung sinong maiiwan at sasakay sa van na dadalhin. Mabilis naman silang tumigil sa pagtatalo, at dali daling nagsakayan, inilabas ko mula sa compartment ang regalo ko kay Kendrick at pumasok ulit. Simula nung umalis si Irina hindi ko pa sya nakakausap."Happy Graduation, here's my gift, wear it." Mabilis na sabi ko ng makaharap ko sya, inilagay ko lang sa kamay nya yung box, kita kong magsasalita pa sana sya pero mabilis akong tumalikod at naglakad na papunta sa sasakyan ko.
"Aray ko! Ate Ocean oh!" Sumbong ni Jea na hinampas ni Kim, dahil nagsisiksikan sila. "Jea lumipat ka dito sa unahan, para maluwag." Sinunod naman nya ang sinabi ko, nauna na ako pagdrive dahil paalis na rin naman sila. Puro kwentuhan at tanong lang ang ginawa namin habang papunta kami sa RU
We stayed on the parking lot until I received a text from Kendrick saying that they already arrived.
KENDRICK'S POV
"Happy Graduation, here's my gift, wear it." Ocean said in front of me, she handed a small black box with a white silver ribbon on it, nagsasalita na sana ako pero agad na nya akong tinalikuran, walking away with great poise and disappointment. Alam kong galit sya at iniiwasan nya lang magaway kami dahil sa nakita nya,wala naman kaming ibang pinagaawayan sa buong relasyon namin bukod kay Irina,pano pa kaya kapag nalaman nya yung nangyari kanina... I bet she's going to leave me in just a snap.
"Kendrick tara na, nakaalis na sila Ocean." Ani Mama habang inaayos ang buhok nya. "Naks!! Ang ganda mo Ma!" Biro ko sakanya, pabiro rin nya ako hinampas,maya-maya pa ay bumiyahe ba kami.
Before stepping out of the van, I immediately texted Ocean to inform her about our arrival, she just replied a simple okay. Pinasuot na sakin ni Mama ang toga, pero ang hat ay hawak ko parin.
"Kuyaaa!!" Sigaw ni Keana habang tumatakbo papunta saakin, kita ko namang naalarma si Ocean dahil nanakbo din sya kasunod ni Keana. "Mygod! Keana Jean! Don't run like that, we're on a parking lot." Nangangaral na saway ni Ocean kay Keana.
I looked at her eyes, but she just refuse my stare. "Hey? I'm sorry." I said making her glance at me, she just smiled at me. "It's okay, I understand." She said her magic word before giving me a light hug.
"Congratulations again, I'm proud of you." She said sweetly before looking up to me.
As the ceremony started, naiwan si Ocean ang ilan kong pinsan at si Keana sa garden ng school, wala na rin kasing upuan at hindi allowed ang ibang visitors na umupo if hindi parents ng graduates.
BINABASA MO ANG
Photographs of Her
Roman d'amourShe's precious. She's complex. She's a gem. She's Ocean Aquiesha Marcos Alegre, the only woman who made my heart thump hard when she's around, whom I promised to always put a smile on her precious face, whom I hurt big-time. And now that she's gone...